Transplanter.



C. A. IVIcQUEEN TRANSPLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. 1916.

Patented Jan. 8,1918.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY H.19l6.

1,252,467. Patented J an. 8,1918.

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cnannncn A. MoQUEEN, or RUSHVILLE,

MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, OF ONE-THIRD TO ERNEST KRAMER AND ONE-THIRD TO HENRY LANGE, BOTH 0F GRANT PARK,

ILLINOIS.

TRANSPLANTEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

'1 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARENCE A. Mo- QUEEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rushville, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain useful Improvements in Transplanters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in transplanters, one object of the invention being the provision of a'device of this character which is operated by hand to translant all kinds of plants.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, and which is thoroughly eflicient and practical in use.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vest with the peg in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View through the peg on a greatly enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a cross section through the vest.

Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of various parts.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the vest which is made of water proof material and is provided with the attaching belt 11 and the lacing attaching device 12.

A pocket 13 is provided upon the forward upper side for the reception of the transplanting hollow peg 14.

Connected at the lower portion of the belt is a nipple 15, to which is connected the tube 16, whose other end is connected to the nipple 17 of the peg.

This peg is made of light sheet metal and hollow, having the removable screw cap 18 and the solid entering point 19. It will be noticed that the peg 14 is formed with a wedge-shaped opening 20.

This opening 20 is formed in the side of the wall of the peg adjacent the solid end at a point directly above the inside bottom wall, and is provided with the hinged valve 21 connected at 22 and provided with the stem 23 having the handle 2%. This valve is substantially wedge-shaped and is hinged to the upper edge of the opening 20 and is adapted to close this opening and be disposed fiush with the outer wall of said peg.

The spring 25 is connected to the peg and to the stem 23 to normally hold the valve closed. It will be seen that the stem 23 has its lower portion pivoted between lugs 26 secured to the peg above said valve, and its inner end pivoted centrally to said valve 21. A head 27 is formed upon the valve operating stem 24. I

With thisconstruction in transplanting it is merely necessary to insert the peg into the ground and either depress the knob 2% or permit the ground to depress the same, so that water is permitted to flow from the peg through the opening 20 into the cavity, the plant being inserted with the other hand after the moisture has been supplied.

What I claim as new is A device of the class described comprising a hollow peg, a cover closing said peg at its wide end, said peg being formed with a wedge-shaped opening at a point directly above its inside bottom wall, a wedge-shaped valve hinged to the upper edge of said opening and adapted to close the opening and be disposed flush with the outer wall of said peg, lugs secured to said peg above said valve, a valve operating stem having its lower portion pivoted between said lugs and its inner end pivoted centrally to said valve; a leaf spring secured to said peg at one end and bearing against said stem at its opposite end so as to hold said valve closed, and a head on said stem.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLARENCE A. MCQUEEN.

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